Michael Pratt appointed to Standard Chartered board

Michael Thomas Pratt will succeed Stefano Paolo Bertamini as Director of Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong effective 1 February.

Mr Pratt joined Standard Chartered Bank in June 2009 as Head of Consumer Banking, China and Regional Head of Consumer Banking, North East Asia.

Before his appointment at Standard Chartered, Mike has been consulting to the financial services industry and guided the business development strategy for KPMG in Australia. He was appointed CEO of Bank of New Zealand in 1998 and CEO, Australian Financial Services, National Australia Bank in 2000. He joined Westpac in 2002 as Group Executive for New Zealand and Pacific Banking becoming Group Executive for Business and Consumer Banking later that year.

"We are delighted to welcome Mike to our Board. The Company will benefit from his wealth of experience in the financial services industry and great leadership capability," said Sir CK Chow, Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank. 

"I would also like to thank Steve for his great contribution to the Hong Kong business as a highly valued member of the Board. He will continue with his capacity as an Executive Director of Standard Chartered PLC, benefiting the franchise with his outstanding leadership capability and strategic insight," he added.